Winter - The Deerhound Club

While I was in California, an English friend of mine who lives about an hour or
so from the shows, came to stay the weekend with me in the hotel, and we
managed to squeeze in visits to some local wineries and to the Danish town of
Solvang. Solvang is a bit touristy, but we had a lovely day out; we shopped,
took photos, and of course drank some very nice California wines! lt was a
long flight to California from the Washington DC area, but well worth the trip
Nearer home: In September we travelled up to Finger Lakes Region of New
York State to attend the Wine Country circuit of shows (Anyone notice a trend
here??) | drove the motor home packed full of dogs, and Ned brought the minivan,
also full of dogs, and we set up camp in Romulus State Park where the
shows are held, right on the lure coursing field This is very handy for the
coursing on Saturday and Sunday but is a very long way from the rings, so it
took quite a bit of juggling to get up and down to the rings with several
Deerhounds, including two six month old pups who acted like mountain goats
on leashes, and several whippets At least we didn't have torrential rain like
last year, but maybe we will rethink our entries for next year. Anyway, on with
the results for these shows
Friday 9/26. Eastern Regional Specialty. Judge Jan Buchanan
BB: Ch. Pyefleet Nonesuch (Bowman/Heidenreich)
BOS: Ch. Fernhill's Demelza at Fitzhugh (Bowman)
WB, BW: Windshift Waverly at Witsend (Bowman)
WD: Fernhill's Atticus (Heidenreich)
RWB: Fernhill's Roslyn (Heidenreich)
RWD: Fernhill's Tyee (Heidenreich)
Best Brood Bitch was our Ch. Ayr Machrihanish O'Altnamara, in Brood for the
first time with her two girls - the aforementioned goats on leashes
Best in Sweeps Nightwatch lslay Mist d'Lux (Porter) Judge. Jay Hyman
Winner of sub-novice in Obedience was Kilbourne Zane (KaierlEdwards)
Winner of Novice B and High in Trial Gayleward's Lindisfarne (Murray)
Saturday 9/27. Onondaga KennelClub. SDGA Supported entry. Judge.
Jay Cunningham
Best of Breed: Ch Joyous Canterbury O'Vale Vue
Best of Opp: Ch Aimee Terri lrater
WD: LyonhilMillenniumCruiser
WB: Glenhaven's Kia of Vale Vue
RWD: Skyhigh Nimrod O'Jubahil
RWB: Nightwatch lslay Mist d'Lux
This past weekend the Mid Atlantic Deerhound Association hosted their 23rd
annual Octoberfest weekend of events This is a fun gathering of sighthounds
of various breeds taking part in many different activities, all of which earn
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'ttyr rrr Event trophy The weather was
t".'.ty l)oth days, and the grounds at the
ti.lrktchase track where the event was
r.*l were dry with not a bit of mud to be
roo unywherel
'r'. tiaturday events began with the fun
-'rt:h and Norma Sellers of Vale Vue
tarrols was our judge. I'm afraid my
,oulls are incomplete because they
,t,ovorr't been posted yet, and as I was on
rrr! fnove all day with various dogs, I did-
,' I r.r0 all of the events
i*rnra's oick for Best Adult in Match/
tlo.t Stghthound was Marylane Brett's
i \oorllound, Sunny. Best Puppy was our
t vo llest Veteran Deerhound was an-
,tlrr,r of Marylane's bitches, Mrs Peel,
o,rrt lJest Veteran All Breeds was a 10
,o.rr old whippet Best of Breed courser was Feathers (Wlutc) frorrr tlrr, ( )l)r,rl
lJlrrS
'.un(lay
began with an obedience match, followed by corrrsrrrr; lkrst ol llrr.r,rl
llnorltound in coursing on Sundaywas Daly (Rich) frorrr Ollcrr, iurrl llrst rrr
I vrrrl, coursing, (determined after the Breed wrnners fronr both days have a
,,rrr off)was the whippet Deuce, for about the third year in a row! High Scorrng
r ,urSrng Deerhound was a tie between Feathers (White) and Anoona
M.rrklen) All in all it was a good weekend; the dogs had a great time, and the
,i,vnrrrs went out to dinner a couple of times and caught up with friends made
.rt l)t (fvious Octoberfests
I rlx onring events of note are the SDCA supported entry at the Middleburg
r 'rrnr)l Club in October, and in December there is the Alexandria, Virginia,
'..,rllrsh
Christmas Walk Alexandria is a town which was settled by Scots and
,,o rrrsrdents celebrate their heritage by having a huge parade consisting of
p,,1a bandS and highland dancers going through the town, and various Scottish
r,q lrreeds bring up the rear. This event is well supported by Deerhounders,
t,n,f llrcre is a luncheon and club meeting following the walk in a nearby pub/
r.rlnrrraflt lt's a great day out - the crowds love to see deerhounds en masse -
.r,,rf ,r rlso a great place to do some Christmas shopping.
'i, I rlrould mention that next year's SDCA National Specialty will be held in
,'r.'Ur,rres, Vermont, from May 11-16th. We have held a Specialty , 'rris
locar,'r,
| ( ouple of times and it is truly a lovely place to visit - beautiful grounds
.r ,,r ,ory dog friendly So, mark this on your calendars, and please plan your
q,,Jerns accordingly! Best wishes to all, Linda Madden
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